4-H is a youth development leadership program for ages 6-21 from urban and rural areas. The Brant 4-H Association is pleased to offer Cloverbuds (ages 6-8), and 4-H program (ages 9-21). Volunteers are always welcome.
Please note: the Brant border hopper fee is $20.00. Please contact Elaine Elgie with any questions at brant4h.programmanger@gmail.com
Brant 4-H is an organization of leaders building leaders. There are 4-H clubs in every county of Ontario and in every 4-H community, there are a variety of events beyond the club level in which members and/or volunteers can become involved.
4-H Ontario’s “Learn To Do By Doing” approach has provided 4-H youth with a place they can be involved, accepted, valued and heard while developing valuable leadership and life skills.
| Please see below for a complete listing of clubs offered in Brant for 2021
Contact brant4h.programmanager@gmail.com or leaders for more information or to sign up
ART Hybrid – online /virtual #Somewhere over the rainbow …. 4-H fun lies! This year’s Art Club will explore the colours of the rainbow and make art in unusual places. Members will learn about colour theory and get the chance to make an edible rainbow, soap art, rock art, window paint, and bubble art, to a few. There will be short zoom meetings to start and finish the club. The second will be a Paint Night for our Achievement where will create masterpieces together or we will provide a video you follow along with instead. Leaders: Scott Archer rscottarcher@gmail.com & Betty Summerhayes betty.summerhayes@gmail.com Emily Summerhayes emily.summerhayes19@gmail.com 519 484-2413 Meetings emailed out: starting Friday, April 30th – new meeting emailed out every other Friday optional Zoom meetings – Thursday, May 6th @ 7 pm & Thursday, July 29th Achievement: Paint Night – Thursday, July 29th in person, if possible; otherwise will be a follow along with a video
BATTERS UP! – Cookies & Squares – Online Add to your recipe book or start creating a new one as we bake up a storm! Learn to substitute ingredients when necessary. Enjoy some old favourites and explore new recipes. Leaders: Tammy Oswick tonew13@gmail.com Wendy Green wmgreen@mcmaster.ca Meetings emailed out: starting April 12th, meeting packages will be sent out every 7 – 10 days until club is completed at the beginning of June.
BEEF – In person, when we can Leaders: Ron Eadie readie@contrans.com 519 647-3961 2nd leader required for club to begin/start contact Ron if interested Meeting Dates: dates subject to change depending one meetings are able to start in person & 2nd leader determined – 2nd Tuesday each month April – August; plus – Judging Night – Location: various host farms around the county Achievement: tbd
BIRDWATCHING – Online Did you know Birdwatching has become the fastest growing hobby in the past year? What might you do? – – Learn about bird habitats and nesting – create an edible nest!?! – Bird identification – build a bird feeder! – Notable birds – build a bird bath! – Endangered birds. Leaders: Elaine Elgie sled1@sympatico.ca Tammy Oswick tonew13@gmail.com Meetings emailed out : end of March, new meetings emailed out every 3 weeks – Contact leaders to see if possible to catch up on meetings
BREAKFAST BONANZA – Hybrid – online & virtual Do you enjoy making and eating breakfast? Are you bored of eating the same thing each day? Well then, this club is for you! In the Breakfast Bonanza Club, members will make smoothies, egg dishes, pancakes, waffles, scones, tea biscuits and meat dishes. There will be several recipes to choose from each meeting. There will be two optional short zoom meetings to start and finish the club where we will make a breakfast dish together. Leaders: Scott Archer rscottarcher@gmail.com & Betty Summerhayes betty.summerhayes@gmail.com Emily Summerhayes emily.summerhayes19@gmail.com 519 484-2413 Carol Vellenga gcvllenga@silomail.com Jasmine Gillyatt jasmine.gillyatt@gmail.com Meetings emailed out : May 7th, followed by meeting packages emailed out every 2 weeks until/including July 16th optional Zoom meetings – Saturdays May 15th @ 10:30 am & July 24th @ 10:30 am Achievement: July 30th
CHOCOLATE – Hybrid -virtual/online Learn to appreciate all the processes involved in making chocolate; learn how to cook with chocolate; learn about the different kinds of chocolate; learn about the nutrition of chocolate; how to use chocolate in many different ways; and finally, to enjoy the chocolate! Leaders: Janice Kyle pjkyle92@gmail.com Maggie Kyle Tammy Oswick tonew13@gmail.com Virtual Meeting Dates: Fridays – April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30th ; May 7th – plus work offline Time: 7 pm Achievement: May 14th; 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm (virtual)
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT – BELL HOMESTEAD Club – Virtual Brant 4-H is very fortunate to have the opportunity to develop a very successful partnership with the Bell Homestead, National Historic Site for a Community Involvement Club. The Bell Homestead is also a very important part of Our Heritage in Brant. Adapting to a virtual club this spring the educational co-ordinator at the Homestead has put together the Topic of to focus on collections. – So, why do museums collect stuff and how can they share this stuff in a meaningful way? This opens up all sorts of possibilities for a final achievement – members could create listicles (like Buzzfeed), memes, Tik Toks. Members could use their own objects to make a personal museum!?! Leaders: Lesleigh Elgie lesleigh.elgie@gmail.com Elaine Elgie sled1@sympatico.ca Virtual Meeting Dates: Mondays – March 29th, April 12th & 26th, May 10th, * Wednesday, May 26th*, Mondays – June 7th & 21st & July 5th Time: 6:30 pm – 8 pm Achievement: tbd
DAIRY – Junior (9 -13* as of Jan. 1st, 2021) – Virtual (zoom) & In person when allowed Topic: Dairy Showmanship and Journey to the Show Ring. Members will be required to register their 4-H dairy project/animal by May 31st Leaders: Valerie Stone 519 732-1928 valstone18@hotmail.com Gord Vellenga 519 753-1522 gcvellenga@silomail.com Meeting Dates: 1st Wednesday of the month April – August Time: 7 pm Locations: various host farms around the county, when in person allowed Achievement: tbd
DAIRY – Senior (14* & up as of Jan. 1st, 2021) – Virtual & In person when allowed The meetings will cover management practices with guest speakers an industry experts in the dairy industry providing insight. Members will required to register their dairy project/animal by the end of May Leaders: Terry Green 519 759-3845 tgreen@sympatico.ca Colton Oughtred colton_oughtred@hotmail.ca Brad Stuart 519 458-4108 bradstuart@silomail.com Meeting Dates: 2nd Wednesday each month May – August Location: various host farms around the county – when in person allowed Achievement: tbd
GARDENING – Let’s Get Growing: Beautify the Earth – Hybrid online/virtual Do love flowers? Ae interested in learning how grow your own flowers? Well then, this club is for you! In the Let’s Get Growing online club, we will start seeds indoors, learn how to transplant and care for plants, make your own hanging baskets and pots, learn how to arrange flower bouquets and save seeds for next year. Members will be mailed out mystery seeds to grow. No gardening experience is needed, those with large gardens or space for only a few pots are welcome. For club achievement members will arrange a bouquet of flowers to give away. There will be two short optional zoom meetings to start & finish the club. Leaders: Scott Archer rscottarcher@gmail.com & Betty Summerhayes betty.summerheyes@gmail;.com Emily Summerhayes emily.summerhayes19@gmail.com 519 484-2413 Carol Vellenga gcvellenga@silomail.com Meetings emailed out: March 12th and a new meeting will emailed out the 2nd Friday of each month until/including August optional Zoom meetings- March 18th & August 12th @ 7 pm Achievement: arrange a bouquet of flowers to give away
GOAT – Hybrid – virtual/online * possibility of in person meetings/achievement when allowed Please contact Holly for more details and requirements regarding the Goat Club Leaders: Holly Illman 226 388-4083 holly@pinehavensolutions.com Sarah Hamilton sarahjaynehammy@hotmail.com Dates: 3rd Wednesdays: April – August Time: 7 pm Achievement: TBD
HORSE -Hybrid – vitual/online * possibility of in person meetings/achievement when allowed Please contact Holly for more details and requirements regarding the Horse Club Leaders: Holly Illman holly@pinehavensolutions.com 2nd leader has been recruited Meeting Dates: 3rd Thursdays: April – August Time: 7 pm Achievement: TBD
Digital PHOTOGRAPHY – for all skill levels. – Online We will continue to help develop your passion for photography and practice skills to become a better photographer. Members will learn to take different types of pictures and many tips to create a better photograph. We will also learn how to store and share photos. Past years photography club members will develop and gain more photography skills, challenging you more! Leaders: Karen Condon karenjc24@yahoo.com Laura Coleman nisbet_laura@hotmail.com Elaine Elgie sled1@sympatico.ca Meetings emailed out: starting May 19th; every 3 weeks for a total of 6 meetings & achievement Achievement: TBD
QUILTING – Virtual, until we can meet in person Returning members we will start with tutorial from Missouri Star is fun & bit challenging to get those half square triangles going in the right direction. This is something you can make from stash of quilting fabric, the scrappier the better. You can go crazy & make an entire quilt or make long strip for a bed runner or make a 20″ square pillow – Your quilt blocks when made are assembled into a large 20″ square unit. It would be a fun warm up to our main 2021 project. We will welcome novice/beginner members once we are able to meet in person. These members will work on a project at their skill level. All members provide their own100% cotton fabric & thread for their project, Bring their own machine knowing how to operate their machine (thread, wind & replace bobbin, have tension set correctly). Along with their own: thread snips, flower head quilting pins, good quality stitch ripper Leaders: Lori DeJong 519 442-1251 pdejong@rogers.com Elaine Elgie 519 756-4515 sled1@sympatico.ca Lesleigh Elgie 519 761-1496 lesleigh.elgie@gmail.com Amy Quinn punchwich@yahoo.ca Meeting Dates: every other Monday beginning April 5th, until the end of June; will then access how we can meet & or next project Times: Monday’s 6:45 – 8:15 pm via Zoom Achievement: Completed project
TRASH to TREASURE – Online In this project, we will be making crafts by reusing or recycling items that may have been sent to the recycle centre, garbage, dump, or landfill. We will be utilizing a variety of techniques to transform these materials into useful or attractive items. We will be encouraging creativity with the focus on using what we already have at home. Leaders: Tammy Oswick tonew13@gmail.com Karen Condon karenjc24@yahoo.com Mary Lynne Howell howellfarm@hotmail.com Meetings emailed out: starting March 15th , with new meetings emailed out every 2 weeks there after – Contact leaders to see if there is a possibility of being able to catch up on meetings Achievement: tbd
************************************************************************************************** The CLOVERBUD Program for youth ages 6 – 8 (as of January 1st, 2021) Eligible birth years = 2012, 2013 & 2014 Membership fee $100. For the calendar year The Cloverbud program runs independently of the 4-H program A different 4-H topic at each meeting *Dates/Times: typically meeting the 2nd & 4th Fridays of the month February to November When in person 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm @ Bethel Stone United Church, Paris Will meet online/virtual once we have a total of a minimum of 6 paid Cloverbud members at 6:30 pm on Zoom; meeting package sent out 12 days in advance, until we can meet in person Leaders: Elaine Elgie sled1@sympatico.ca Lesleigh Elgie lesleigh.elgie@hotmail.com Michelle Van Laeken michelle.vanlaeken@gmail.com Contact brant4h.programmanager@gmail.com or leaders for more information or to sign up
Come prepared & on time to meetings! All clubs, especially those with limited/maximum number of members – Brant 4-H members given membership priority Border hoppers may have to go on a waiting list Bring your project book ~ pen/pencil ~ note book Opportunities ~ Camps ~ Conferences ~ Scholarships Check out the January 2021 of the 4-H Ontario Leadership in Action magazine- Resource Guide – for all the details, registration fees, deadlines & more … Get your registrations in as soon as possible! Watch for deadlines Mark on your Calendar PARIS FAIR – Wednesday, September 2nd – 4-H Exhibit Boards to the fair September 3rd – 7th
2021 membership fees are paid through 4-H Ontario Brant membership fees $100, if you require instructions please click the link below: Help for Registering to Join or Register for 4-H
Youth Leaders (members 15 as of Jan. 1st and older) LAST CALL for YOUTH LEADER TRAINING 1st Tuesday in April & May (there will be no more training session offered in 2021) Send email to region4@4-hontario.ca to register. Minimum 7 days in advance. |
